N280F is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Enstrom Helicopter Corp 280F built in 1981. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 5, 2022. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 3 times.
N280F is reserved by a private party since November 5, 2022. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.
Enstrom Helicopter Corp 280F cancelled November 5, 2022
- Serial number
- 1501
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1981
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- July 8, 2019
- Last FAA action
- July 8, 2019
- Last owner
- Sundance Aviation Group LLC (LLC)
Eagle, ID - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Enstrom Helicopter Corp 480B cancelled December 16, 2003
- Serial number
- 5058
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid, assigned to the manufacturer under its dealer certificate
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- December 9, 2003
- Last owner
- Enstrom Helicopter CORP (Corporation)
Menominee, MI - Airworthiness
- None on file
Lockheed 188A cancelled January 26, 1978
- Serial number
- 1076
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turboprop
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Administratively canceled
- Certificate issued
- July 30, 1974
- Last FAA action
- February 19, 1977
- Last owner
- Integrity Aircraft Sales INC (Corporation)
Pompano Beach, FL - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N280F
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Enstrom 280F · serial 1501
A partial loss of engine power due to a worn engine air induction hose, and a subsequent uncontrolled descent into terrain. Contributing to the accident was the failure of maintenance personnel to adequately inspect the hose, and the pilot’s decision to fly the helicopter at a speed and altitude that provided limited time to enter and establish an autorotation following the loss of power.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site